Capping Off the First Five Years of Scientific Research
Oil Spill Research Makes Great Strides with Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Funding
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Study Informs Oil Spill Forensics with Petroleum Biomarkers Degradation Data
An international science team investigated the effects of weathering of petroleum biomarkers on the reliability of these compounds for fingerprinting Macondo oil.
Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Quantitative Biological Oceanography, DEEPEND
A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Tracey Sutton, Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, FL.
Study Estimates Carbon, Likely from Deepwater Horizon Spill, in Gulf Sediment
Scientists measured the natural abundance of radiocarbon (14C) in sediments near the Deepwater Horizon spill site and estimated the location and amount of carbon derived from crude oil or gas.
Grad Student Dasgupta Assesses Oil and Dispersant Toxicity to Fish DNA and Mortality
Subham Dasgupta’s dedication to understanding oil and dispersant toxicology stems from his roots in India. Having grown up in a community where fishes are an important part of the diet, his research assessing oil and dispersant exposure’s effect on fish health has a special importance for him.
How BP’s $18.7-Billion Oil-Spill Settlement Could Help the Gulf of Mexico
Oil company BP agreed on 2 July to pay US$18.7 billion to settle civil lawsuits over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. An estimated 3.19 million barrels of oil poured into the Gulf during the months-long crisis, the largest marine spill in US history.
Video Presentations Available from the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference
The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) has made available twenty-two video presentations from the 2015 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference.
Smithsonian’s Five Questions with Biological Oceanographer Uta Passow
Phytoplankton are active organic carbon producers and help drive the processes that move carbon from the ocean surface to the sea floor. Scientists are investigating impacts from the sudden large input of carbon from the Deepwater Horizon spill on this important biological cycle.
Collaboration Enhances Oil Spill Research
New partnership allows USF-led research team to better study oil spills; group will gain valuable access to cutting-edge technologies to aid in analyzing long-term impacts
Are Gulf’s Fish Babies OK?
No one yet knows how the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is impacting biological development in larvae and fish.